The current population of Bhutan is 801,123 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 791,524 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, Bhutan has had an average growth rate of 1.05% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 662K people to 801K (21% growth in 20 years).
- Bhutan is ranked 163/197 by population and was ranked 161st in 2005.
- Bhutan accounts for 0.01% of the world's population.
- Bhutan is projected to reach 884K people in 2052.
Bhutan population clock
Bhutan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
801123
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 163/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.7 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
52.8 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.82 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +14 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,139 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.65% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 123/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.32 days
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -277 | N/A |
Bhutan population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 224,084 | - |
| 1961 | 230,602 | 2.91% |
| 1962 | 237,636 | 3.05% |
| 1963 | 245,156 | 3.16% |
| 1964 | 252,987 | 3.19% |
| 1965 | 261,200 | 3.25% |
| 1966 | 269,820 | 3.3% |
| 1967 | 278,852 | 3.35% |
| 1968 | 288,311 | 3.39% |
| 1969 | 298,214 | 3.43% |
| 1970 | 308,528 | 3.46% |
| 1971 | 319,211 | 3.46% |
| 1972 | 330,264 | 3.46% |
| 1973 | 341,705 | 3.46% |
| 1974 | 353,538 | 3.46% |
| 1975 | 365,791 | 3.47% |
| 1976 | 378,490 | 3.47% |
| 1977 | 391,639 | 3.47% |
| 1978 | 405,243 | 3.47% |
| 1979 | 419,200 | 3.44% |
| 1980 | 433,404 | 3.39% |
| 1981 | 447,836 | 3.33% |
| 1982 | 462,485 | 3.27% |
| 1983 | 477,460 | 3.24% |
| 1984 | 492,784 | 3.21% |
| 1985 | 508,392 | 3.17% |
| 1986 | 524,324 | 3.13% |
| 1987 | 540,557 | 3.1% |
| 1988 | 556,986 | 3.04% |
| 1989 | 573,586 | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 589,287 | 2.74% |
| 1991 | 599,784 | 1.78% |
| 1992 | 577,774 | -3.67% |
| 1993 | 554,673 | -4% |
| 1994 | 554,497 | -0.03% |
| 1995 | 547,989 | -1.17% |
| 1996 | 548,784 | 0.15% |
| 1997 | 558,697 | 1.81% |
| 1998 | 569,435 | 1.92% |
| 1999 | 582,579 | 2.31% |
| 2000 | 596,863 | 2.45% |
| 2001 | 610,794 | 2.33% |
| 2002 | 624,409 | 2.23% |
| 2003 | 637,663 | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 650,544 | 2.02% |
| 2005 | 661,865 | 1.74% |
| 2006 | 670,799 | 1.35% |
| 2007 | 678,641 | 1.17% |
| 2008 | 686,351 | 1.14% |
| 2009 | 693,988 | 1.11% |
| 2010 | 701,632 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 709,377 | 1.1% |
| 2012 | 717,279 | 1.11% |
| 2013 | 725,273 | 1.11% |
| 2014 | 733,139 | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 740,618 | 1.02% |
| 2016 | 747,866 | 0.98% |
| 2017 | 754,335 | 0.86% |
| 2018 | 759,759 | 0.72% |
| 2019 | 764,824 | 0.67% |
| 2020 | 770,006 | 0.68% |
| 2021 | 775,442 | 0.71% |
| 2022 | 780,914 | 0.71% |
| 2023 | 786,385 | 0.7% |
| 2024 | 791,524 | 0.65% |
| 2025 | 796,681 | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 802,211 | 0.69% |
| 2027 | 807,265 | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 811,835 | 0.57% |
| 2029 | 816,265 | 0.55% |
| 2030 | 820,693 | 0.54% |
| 2031 | 825,464 | 0.58% |
| 2032 | 830,347 | 0.59% |
| 2033 | 834,984 | 0.56% |
| 2034 | 839,045 | 0.49% |
| 2035 | 843,199 | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 847,699 | 0.53% |
| 2037 | 851,844 | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 855,558 | 0.44% |
| 2039 | 858,918 | 0.39% |
| 2040 | 862,126 | 0.37% |
| 2041 | 865,152 | 0.35% |
| 2042 | 868,152 | 0.35% |
| 2043 | 871,100 | 0.34% |
| 2044 | 873,733 | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 876,178 | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 878,161 | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 879,450 | 0.15% |
| 2048 | 880,488 | 0.12% |
| 2049 | 881,433 | 0.11% |
| 2050 | 882,337 | 0.1% |
Bhutan has a population of 801K as of 2025, compared to 741K in 2015, 662K in 2005, and 548K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.82% per year. Bhutan is ranked 124th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Bhutan will have 876,178 people (9.37% growth) and still will be ranked 163rd.
By the year 2100, Bhutan's population is projected to decline by 13.8% to 690K people.
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Bhutan population statistics
|
Bhutan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 32.4 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 30.9 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.4:46.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.46 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 53.8 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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